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Hi,
For the track overlapping the pad, it is not the problem. The pad gets the higher priority when it's printed out. As for the pad for the transistor, you can add a bigger pad on it. It is in wirepad library.
Nice Libraryyou can add a bigger pad on it. It is in wirepad library.
Oh no again I have to draw?oooooooooops
I searched there is no way to convert the PCB layout directly to the PDF format.
My main point is to export the artwork nicely to some other format![]()
Nuf said.The layout is done direct placing the components (not via the schematic) that why it took me 4 hours to draw this![]()
But there is! Use Eagle 5 and proceed as if you were going to print the artwork. In the print dialog box click on PDF, it will create a PDF file of your artwork.
3v0 said:Also the pads and traces will not generate the overlap error if they have the same name. Check the name of the pad and all traces that connect to it. Change them if needed so they all have the same name.
Yes. I use the free version and it works. You could easily do the board you are working on with the free version, the GUI is better to.Oooooooops I'm using Eagle professional edition.Mmmm I like to buy the Eagle 5 (don't know free version allow to do this).
Hi 3v0
Oooooooops I'm using Eagle professional edition.Mmmm I like to buy the Eagle 5 (don't know free version allow to do this).Thats really nice If I can export directly to the PDF format.
Try PrimoPDF writer, it's free to download.
It appears as a printer, when you send a print job to it you get a PDF file. Before Eagle 5.0 I used it all the time.
Primo PDF
Hi geko thanks for that link.Ya that will be one solution.So that means I can still stuck with Eagle V4
I saw your RGB projects PCB is a PDF version. Was it done with Eagle using PrimoPDF ?That has higher resolution.![]()
3v0 said:Also the pads and traces will not generate the overlap error if they have the same name. Check the name of the pad and all traces that connect to it. Change them if needed so they all have the same name.
Hi,
I guess you made the routing using a grid size of 1/40". To avoid overlapping errors switch to grid size 1/80" and move the trace connecting the relay to the left by one click. For a 45 deg reference line use either the dimension (20) or the tPlace (21) layer and a trace width of zero.
Hi
I tried renaming the name to same name of the pads & the traces that connect to it.But it always says name already exist.It cannot never renamed![]()
Hi I tried to adjust the grid size but it wont allow me to change.
Hi Gayan Soyza,
adjusting the grid size is sometimes a bit annoying....
I loaded Guyan's file. It is not a grid problem. He is getting the overlap errors because the names on the traces do not match the pads they connect to. This is because he created the traces with the wire tool.
Fix the problem by removing old traces, adding the air wires between pads. and route the traces between the pads using the route tool.
Why do I need to export?
Because I need to export the layout image, I'm not directly printing from eagles print.Just to show the PCB layout for someone else I need this image saved to some other format.